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⚖️ Old weight unit 🧪 Old liquid unit 🥔 A root vegetable
oka

oka

9.9
A South American plant with edible roots used like a potato
  • noun
translation icon : oca
  • In Peru, oka is often boiled or baked as a tasty side dish.

Examples

  • The farmer harvested a basket full of oka to sell at the local market.

  • She planted oka alongside potatoes to diversify her root crops.

  • I bought some oka at the farmer's market.

  • The oka is a popular root vegetable in Peru.

  • In Peru, oka is often boiled or baked as a tasty side dish.

  • The farmer harvested a basket full of oka to sell at the local market.

  • She planted oka alongside potatoes to diversify her root crops.

Synonyms

oca
vsoka
  • UK
1 9.9

A plant from South America with small edible roots used as a main food

is the general term stressing its use as a root vegetable
Oxalis tuberosa
vsoka
  • Specialized
9.9

A South American plant people grow for its edible tubers called oca

is the common food name used for its edible tubers

Surface Forms

oka singular
okas plural

Etymology

Oka for the plant comes from a South American native language called Quechua and was the local name for this tuber, much like 'potato' in English. That's why oka refers to the Andean root vegetable people grow and eat.